BID OPENING- KNUCKLEBOOM TRASH LOADER & DUMP BODY

This advertisement is for the proposed purchase of one Knuckleboom Trash Loader & Dump Body.  The Bidder shall provide all materials, equipment, and labor necessary to supply the specified equipment.

Specifications are available today and can be obtained via email by contacting Sheryl Woodcock at swoodcock@pcbgov.com or may be picked up at the Public Works Office at 110 S. Arnold Road, PCB, FL, 32413.  The Bid must conform to Section 287.133(3) Florida Statutes, with respect to Public Entity Crimes.

Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. Central Time August 6, 2015, at City of Panama City Beach, 110 South Arnold Road, Panama City Beach, FL, and will be opened and publicly read immediately thereafter.  All Bids shall be submitted in an envelope clearly marked "Sealed Bid- Panama City Beach "Knuckleboom Trash Loader and Dump Body".  The City of Panama City Beach ("City") reserves the right to reject and and all Bids.  All Bids shall be firm (including all labor and material prices) for a period of 30 days after opening.

The City shall award the Purchase Order to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; however, the City reserves the right to award the Contract to a Bidder who is not the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder if the City determines in its reasonable discretion that another Bid offers the City a better value based upon the reliability, quality of service, or product of such other Bidder.

Each Bidder must comply with all applicable State and local laws concerning licensing, registration, and regulations of contractors doing business in Florida.